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  1. Papers of Heinz Werner Löwenstein

    The collection comprises two separate deposits from the family Löwenstein in 1988. The first (643/1/1) consists of correspondence between Heinz Werner Löwenstein and his parents, 1935-1940. The letters provide an interesting account of the difficulties encountered by a young immigrant trying to make his way in South Africa as well as of the life led by Jewish people in pre-war Berlin. For obvious reasons the letters make hardly any reference to the political situation and the real hardships and dangers of the parents' lives are hidden. The second deposit consists of correspondence from Hein...

  3. Hedwig Beck: papers re restitution claim

    The papers in this collection relate to an application made by two Czech sisters, Hedwig and Pauline Beck, resident in France during the war, for compensation for possessions stolen by the nazis from their sister, Sabina Bauml (née Beck), after she was transported to Auschwitz with her son in January 1944.They include translations of residency permits; inventories of possessions confiscated by the nazis; affidavits from friends and acquaintances in support of the application for compensation and post war correspondence between the French authorities and the Beck sisters re compensation.

  4. Sudetendeutsche Partei (Henlein)

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.Correspondence and papers relating to the Sudetendeutschepartei:Various documents about the party's illegal activities and the following report:Zivile Mitwirkung an der Reichsverteidigung im Protektorat (1 Oct 1944)With the following sub-headings: Erkundung; Meldedienst; Kampfbereitschaft; Kampfesorganisation; Aufenthaltsverteilung; Befestigungen im Lande; Verkehrsmittel- und Versorgungssicherung

  5. Hernals district court Vienna: copy compulsory termination of lease on flat let to a Jew

    Hernals district court Vienna: copy compulsory termination of lease on flat let to a Jew.

  6. Czechoslovak Repatriation Misson for Great Britain

    This form and letter giving details of a repatriation transport from Great Britain to Czechoslovakia for returning exiles, is addressed to Mr Pavel Beck, who was, at the time, resident near Cardiff. Photocopy of the same included.

  8. Harold Lawrence collection

    Documents and photographs relating to Harold Lawrence’s experiences of Kitchener Camp. These include the transcript of an interview conducted by Lawrence’s son.

  9. Labour service in Austria: Copy letter

    Copy partial letter from a German girl on labour service in Austria showing the terrible conditions endured by workerA note from Alfred Wiener accompanying the document, 20 May 1940, states that the girl is German; "the letter is absolutely authentic, the original being in our hands"; the names of the people and places mentioned and some minor details have been altered or left out "for obvious reasons The former reference number is 210C/

  10. Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski: Copy correspondence re antisemitism in Germany

    Correspondence between the Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski, in which Laski refutes a number of popular myths such as rich Jews flaunted their wealth; the majority of poor Jews were communist agitators; Jews dominated the British press; Jewish professionals and retailers remained popular amongst Germans even after the imposition of restrictions. Ultimately he seems to concur with the conciliatory approach recommended by Buccleuch as evidenced by the final sentence: “...I opposed the resolution [attacking Chamberlain's policy] and urged that no effort should be spared to come to an agreeme...

  11. Weinmann-Fels collection

    Documents belonging to and about three members of the Weinmann-Fels family: Ulla Weinmann, her sister Ursel Fels and their mother Eva Weinmann. The series on Ulla Weinmann contains vital records and identity documents, information on her arrival in Britain (including a letter from Sir Josiah Wedgwood to Ursel promising to act as Ulla’s sponsor), letters she sent while at an ashram in India and photographs. The Ursel Fels series has documents and photographs on her study of art and design at the Reimann School in Berlin and her subsequent career as a window display designer in Germany and So...

  12. Edith Berliner collection

    Personal papers and correspondence

  13. Miscellaneous Jewish publications

    It includes material from the Maccabi World Union based in Museum Street, London WC1 and the Joint Committee for Religious Education and Welfare.

  14. German Jews in Austria: miscellaneous papers

    This material documents the plight of German Jewish refugees in Austria, 1933-1934.

  15. Waffen SS: Papers re training leaders

    These documents relate to an initiative by the Waffen SS, in 1943, to target the brighter pupils amongst the middle and higher classes to train to become leaders in the organisation.

  16. August Wolf collection

    This collection contains mostly the writings of August Berthold Wolf in the form of original Feuilletons, cuttings from German language  newspapers in the 1930s; also diverse draft and sometimes incomplete writings; some correspondence.

  17. Copy documents re Monik Rosenbaum, Theresienstadt survivor

    Copy documents regarding Monik Rosenbaum, a survivor from Theresienstadt, who was traced by his brother to Gateshead.

  18. German war time propaganda: correspondence and papers

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.The subject matter of this microfilm collection of correspondence and papers, emanating from the Nazi propaganda ministry, is the book Germany must Perish, by Theodore N. Kaufmann; in particular how its dissemination could be used to fulfil Nazi propaganda ends.Correspondence and papers concerning the book Germany Must Perish, by Theodore N. Kaufmann Newark, New Jersey, 1941; mainly correspondence of Reichsamtleiter Tiessler of the NSDAP Reichspropagandaleitung about the preparation and diffusion of ...

  19. Antisemitism in South Africa: various papers

    This miscellaneous collection of papers documents antisemitism in various forms in South Africa mostly during the 1930s.

  20. Memo re air raid warden service, Merseburg, Saxony Anhalt

    Pro-forma memorandum re air raid warden service addressed to Annelore Höhne, Merseburg, Saxony Anhalt.The obverse includes extracts from the Air Raid Protection Laws, 1935 and 1939; extract re state secrets from the Punishment Book of the Third Reich; and the concept of ‘the Jew' consisting of various extracts from Nazi racial laws